Seasonal changes in soil temperature and in the frost hardiness of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) roots under subarctic conditions

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 946-950

  Sutinen, Marja Liisa ^a   Ritari, Aulis ^a   Holappa, Teuvo ^b   Kujala, Kauko ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEED; SOILS; TEMPERATURE;

FROST HARDINESS; HUMUS LAYER; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; ROOT; SEASONAL CHANGES; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

FORESTRY;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0032100984     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x98-065     Document Type: Article

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